Roller wagon



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. M. T. PLING ROLLER wAoN Filed June 14 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l March 31. 1925.

Fiied June 14. 1924' 2 sheets-sheet 2 i d a e; ZT; 14T g s .I 7 7T i" i r m w f nu Us nml'tf 1W Il M W l1. rl 1@ *k l MTI/7,0207@ Patented Mar. 31, 1925.

MOSES T. EPLING, OF POLNT ROLLER Application filed .Tune 14,

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, Moens T. ErLiNe, a citizen of the United States, residing at Point Pleasant, in the county of Mason and State of Nesr Virginia, have invented a new and useful Roller `Wagon, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a. wagon construction and aims to provide a novel form of wagon especially designed for hauling sand, gravel, dirt or other loose material.

An important object of the invention is to provide a wagon that will eliminate the load friction which is produced on the ordinary wagon wherein on soft roads the wagon wheels of wagons now in use sink and cut into the road surface to injure the same.

vWith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is an end elevational view of a wagon constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure l is an enlarged sectional view disclosing the bearing for supporting the wagon body.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the wagon includes a frame 5 which is rectangular in formation and provided zwith extensions 6 at its ends, which extensions are provided with openings 7 by means of which a suitable hitch may be secured to the frame in order to move the wagon, from place to place.

The body portion of the wagon is in the form of a Cylinder 8 which is partitioned into lateral compartments by the partitioning wall 9,' extending throughout the length of the body portion. An axle indicated at 10 extends through the body portion and connects with the arms 11 that have their outer ends secured to the inner surface of the body portion in a man- F l C E rnnasanr, vrnsr vinernraj WAGON.

1924. serial No. 720,025;

ner as clearly shown by Figure 2 of the drawings. A suitable filling opening is provided in the body portion and is normally closed by means of the hinged closures 12 and 18 respectively that are hingedly connected at lil to the body portion, the adjacent edges of the closures 12 and 13 adapted to overlie one edge of the partitioning member 9 so that the closures may be supported thereon.

The adjacent edges of the closures 12 and 13 are offset as at 15 Overlapping each other, the offset portion of the 'member 13 defining a clearance throughout the length of the closure to accommodate the securing rod 16 that passes through suitable openings in the disks 17 that close the ends of the body portion. Thus it will be seen that due to this construction, thel closures when moved to their closing positions may be held in such closed positions against opening under the weight of the material positioned therein.

Suitable openings are provided in the side members of the frame to accommodate the ends of the shaft 10, rollers 18 being supported within the openings to engage the ends of the shafts and reduce friction between the frame and body portion to the minimum.

Disposed between the body portion and frame are spacing members 19. that hold the ends of the body portion in spaced relation with the frame. The frame is braced at its point of connection with the shaft 10 by means of the bars 20 and 21 which are supplied with suitable openings to accommodate securing bolts for securing the bars to the upper and lower surfaces of the side members of the frame at points adjacent to the openings that accommodate the shaft 10.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to this construction the body portion may be filled with sand, gravel, dirt or the like, and the wagon moved along a road surface, the body portion being of a oonstruction to roll thereover and support the frame to which the power device, not shown, is connected.

lVhen the wagon is to be dumped, the rod 16 is removed, allowing the closures 12 and 13 to swing to their open positions.

l claim ln a wagon construction, a cylindrical body portion adapted to roll over the ground surface, a partitioning Wal] positioned Within the body portion for dividing'the body portion into lateral compartments, one edge of the partitioning Wall being disposed in spaced relation with the body portion, said body portion being out away adjacent: to the Wall to provide illing openings, hinged closures for closing the opening-s,Y said closures having their adjacent edges formed with oifset portionsv adapted to rest on the aforesaidA edge of. the partitioningv Wall, meansr e-Xtendigngf-transversely of the body portion andfdisposed Within thev o iiset` portionsof the closures orhoiding thesolosures in their closed positions, and a frame sun rounding lthe body portion,

In testimony that eiaiin the foregoing as. my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

VISES T. EPLING.

i TWitnesses:

J; ZQCHEM@ Tl J. CHANTHER; 

